Identify a good dielectric.

a) Iron
b) Ceramics
c) Plastic
A dielectric can be made a conductor by
a) Compression
b) Heating
c) Doping
d) Freezingd) Magnesium
Find the dielectric constant for a material with electric susceptibility of 4.
a) 3
b) 5
c) 8
d) 16
 What is the process of producing electric dipoles inside the dielectric by an external electric
field?
a) Polarisation
b) Dipole moment
c) Susceptibility
d) Magnetisation
Polar molecules have permanent dipole moments even in the absence of an electric field.
a) False
b) True
Which of the following polarisations is very rapid?
a) Electronic polarisation
b) Ionic polarisation
c) Space charge polarisation
d) Orientation polarization
When does a dielectric become a conductor?
a) At avalanche breakdown
b) At high temperature
c) At dielectric breakdown
d) In the presence of magnetic field
Calculate the dielectric constant of a material which when inserted in parallel condenser of
area 10mm × 10mm and distance of separation of 2mm, gives a capacitance of 10 -9 F.
a) 8.854×10-12
b) 100
c) 2259
d) 5354
Answer: c
Explanation: C = (εr ε0 A)/d
εr = Cd/(ε0 A) = 2259.
Find the capacitance of layer of A12 O3 that is 0.5μm thick and 2000mm2 of square area εr =
8.
a) 1000μF
b) 0.283μF
c) 16μF
d) 2.83μF
Answer: b
Explanation: C = (εr ε0 A)/d
Capacitance = 0.283μF.
Dielectric materials do not have

a. Free electrons
b. Bound charge
c. Proton
d. neutron

Dielectric materials are basically

a. Insulators
b. Semiconductors
c. Superconductors
d. conductors